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Old 10-08-2009, 7:43am   #1
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Just saw this article the other day. Interesting what GM is doing for the Corvette.

http://www.examiner.com/x-11235-Corv...or-March-issue
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" With 775 HP and city fuel economy of 40 MPG, the Corvette enthusiast who normally would see a dramatic drop in fuel economy when they enhance their vehicles with aftermarket add-ons, will have the benefit of actually increasing fuel economy of up to 150% coupled with an increase in horsepower of up to 84%. "

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That's impressive, I wonder how they are achieving that? Is it electric under 20 MPH and as soon as you romp on it, the engine turns on a spools the twin turbos? Too bad it's a C6...
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With 775 HP I wouldn't care if it ran on kittens. I'd buy one.
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I'd like to see the powertrain setup.
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I just have to wonder if any "After Market" items will be developed with the technology that they are going to use. But then again I can only imagine the price of such technology...
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775HP, 690TQ, 40MPG city....holy smokes! We'll put the C6 over in that section.
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I will trade in our 09 for one, more HP and gas mileage can not go wrong here
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"With 775 HP and city fuel economy of 40 MPG"

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Interesting !!!
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" With 775 HP and city fuel economy of 40 MPG, the Corvette enthusiast who normally would see a dramatic drop in fuel economy when they enhance their vehicles with aftermarket add-ons, will have the benefit of actually increasing fuel economy of up to 150% coupled with an increase in horsepower of up to 84%. "

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